WEBVTT TO EXPLAIN WHAT SHE KNOWS RIGHT NOW.rt MEGAN, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?MEGAN: THAT RED TRUCK YOU MENTIONED IS BEHIND ME. POLICE VEHICLES ARE STILL SURROUNDING IT. THAT'S BECAUSErt INVESTIGATORS ARESTILL WORKING OUT THEIR INVESTIGATION AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. NOW THIS IS HOW THEY ALL SAY IT HAPPEN. THEY SAY THEY FIRST GOTrt A CALL TO THE PIZZA 9 RESTAURANT IN THEAREA OF LOUISIANA AND MONTGOMERYAROUND 3:00.THEY GOT REPORTS THAT A SUSPECT JUST ROBBED THE STORErt AT GUNPOINT AND GOT AWAY WITH SOME MONEY.THEY TRACKED THIS VEHICLE IN THEAREA BECAUSE A BCSOrt HELICOPTER HAPPENED TO BE FLYING ABOVE.THEY JUST STAYED ABOVE HIM FOLLOWING IT FROM THE AIR UNTIL THEY HEARD GUNSHOTS FROM THAT TRUCK.THAT'S WHEN THEY DESAIED TO rtINITIATE A FULL GROUND PURSUIT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURETHAT THIS PERSON WOULDN'T HARM ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC. SO FAR WE DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONEWAS ACTUALLY SHOT BY THOSErt GUNSHOTS. BUT THEY FOLLOWED THE CAR TO THIS AREA WHERE THE DRIVER THEN STRUCK THE CURB HERE AT CHARLESTON AND COPPER.POLICE OFFICERSrt SAY HE THEN TOOKOFF INTO A NEARBY HOME AND THEY WEREN'T SURE WHETHER PEOPLE WITHIN THE HOME SO THEY SUR ROUNDED THAT HOUSE. THANKFULLY NO ONErt WAS THERE, IT'S AN ABANDONED HOUSE AND THE SUSPECT CAME OUT. THEY SAY THIS PERSON IS MARTIN GARCIA AND HE IS IN CUSTODY NOW AND IS CHARGED WITH ARMEDrt ROBBERY.THAT'S THE VERY LATEST THAT'S HAPPENING HERE. THERE IS OTHER POLICE ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE CORNER. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE TWOrt ARE CONNECTED BUT POLICE OFFICERS ARE SURROUNDING A HOME THERE, THEY SAY IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH ANOTHER SUSPECT IN THE CAR THAT THEY BELIEVE MIGHT HAVE rtRUN, OR IN THE TRUCK RATHER THATMIGHT HAVE RUN INTO THAT HOME.RIGHT NOW FURK DETAIL ONTS THAT.THERE ARE STILL OFFICERS IN THIS

Police arrest armed robbery suspect in NE Albuquerque

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Updated: 5:39 PM MDT Aug 29, 2017

ALBUQUERQUE, NM —

Albuquerque police are asking residents to avoid 400 Charleston Street NE, which is near Copper Avenue and Louisiana Boulevard.

Police have an armed robbery suspect in custody, but the scene is still active.

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This is a developing story, KOAT will provide updates as they become available.